ANC 42.1%up 4.7 pts from 37.4% in 2021
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
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Elected ward councillor ?
Richard Vangeli MthembuAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 2 967 valid votes
- ANCAfrican National Congress1 25042.1%
IFPInkatha Freedom Party76025.6%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party63321.3%
DADemocratic Alliance1013.4%
ACDPAfrican Christian Democratic Party642.2%- SDPService Delivery Party381.3%
- MAWUSAMawusa Movement Party331.1%
- JCJozini Congress270.9%
NFPNational Freedom Party200.7%- NACOLNational Community Liberation100.3%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters80.3%- MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement80.3%
- SACPSouth African Communist Party60.2%
- AEFAfrican Economic Freedom30.1%
UCDPUnited Christian Democratic Party20.1%
PFPPeople's Freedom Party20.1%
PACPan Africanist Congress of Azania10.0%- GJDPGods Justice and Development Party10.0%
Hours off in Ward 18 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 7 ?
Richard Vangeli Mthembu (ANC) won Ward 18 with 1 250 votes, 25.0% of the ward's 5 005 registered voters. Turnout was 60.5%: 3 027 of 5 005 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 18, uMhlabuyalingana, voting district by voting district.
Candidates · 18
- Nompumelelo Mpilonhle MkhumbuziAfrican Christian Democratic Party
- Bafana Muzi MthembuAfrican Economic Freedom
- Richard Vangeli MthembuAfrican National Congress
- Thembinkosi Sifiso NdlelaAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- Thubalakhe Siboniso GumedeDemocratic Alliance
- Dumisani Skhumbuzo NgubaneEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Simiso Mxolisi MtshaliGods Justice and Development Party
- Bongani Eric BiyelaInkatha Freedom Party
- Thabani Thamusanqa MthembuJozini Congress
- Musawenkosi Alwande MhlongoMawusa Movement Party
- Lindokuhle Scelo TembeNational Community Liberation
- Smangele Produnce MazibukoNational Freedom Party
- Simphiwe ThwalaPan Africanist Congress of Azania
- Thembinkosi Falaza HobePeople's Freedom Party
- Nombuso Sithuthukile BandaService Delivery Party
- Sizen Meltan NseleSouth African Communist Party
- Sibusiso Mkhonzeni MabikaUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
- Nkantolo Vusumuzi NgwenyaUnited Christian Democratic Party
Source: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026)
This ward in earlier elections ?
ESP areas in this ward · 12 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 3 012 · spoilt 45 · special votes 248 · All 7 voting districts in (the IEC's voting-district results so far, out of its list of voting districts for this election)
PR ballot figures for this ward are the sum of the IEC's results for its 7 voting districts; the IEC publishes the ward ballot per ward and the PR ballot per voting district.
Turnout is calculated as PR ballots cast ÷ registered voters, from the IEC's results for the 7 voting districts here (3 027 of 5 005). The IEC publishes 60.5%.
The winner's share of registered voters is calculated: the winner's votes on the IEC's ward ballot ÷ the registered voters of the ward's voting districts.
The change beside the headline is the difference between the leading party's share here and its share in the 2021 election for the same ward (the ward that covered the same area then), both from the IEC's counts, with no votes re-allocated between boundaries.
Note: The IEC's total across ballots differs from the party's ward + PR + DC 40% votes for 29 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): ANC 1 250 vs 3 673; IFP 760 vs 2 281; MKP 633 vs 1 889; DA 101 vs 301; ACDP 64 vs 200; SDP 38 vs 103; MAWUSA 33 vs 65; JC 27 vs 100; NFP 20 vs 53; NACOL 10 vs 31; EFF 8 vs 32; MAYIBUYE 8 vs 34; SACP 6 vs 29; AEF 3 vs 21; UCDP 2 vs 5; GJDP 1 vs 7; PAC 1 vs 4; ABMM 0 vs 38; AIC 0 vs 12; AMC.ROY. 0 vs 3; ARU 0 vs 5; ASEP 0 vs 4; ATM 0 vs 10; I.L.P 0 vs 7; KZNI 0 vs 2; NPA 0 vs 2; PPF 0 vs 8; S.C. 0 vs 1; SIP 0 vs 1. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 116 times in 7 voting districts. In local elections the IEC also publishes each party's total across the ward, PR and DC 40% ballots. For these parties (by IEC party number) that total differs from the party's votes on the ballots themselves. We show each ballot's own votes. Each voting district's own page lists the IEC's figures.
Percentages are calculated from the IEC's vote counts. Official results: results.elections.org.za.
The DC 40% ? ballot is published per municipality: uMhlabuyalingana's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 10 Nov 2026, 01:52 SAST.